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Creation of Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congresswas established by Allan Octavian Hume, Dadabhai Naoroji and Dinshaw Wacha. It had over 15 million members and over 70 million participants in its opposition to British rule in India. The goals of the Indian National Gongress were to represent the bodies of government, and to have a say in the lawmaking and issues of administration of India. -
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Swadeshi Movement
The Swadeshi movement mainly involved the large boycott of British products such as clothing, food, sugar and other foreign goods. Throughout India, western clothes were thrown into bonfires and shops selling foreign goods were picketed by locals and students. *Exact dates could not be found, but the years are acurate. -
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Non-Cooperation Movement
The Non-cooperation movement was organized by Mohandas Gandhi to persuade the British government to grant independance to the nation of India. It was a result of the massacre at Amritsar in April 1919, where British soldiers killed several hundred Indians. The movement was to be nonviolent and consisted of Indians resigning their titles, along with boycotting government educational institutions, government services, foreign goods, elections; and eventually, refusing to pay taxes. -
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The Salt March
The Salt March was an act of civil disobedience led by Mohandas Gandhi to produce salt from seawater. Britain’s Salt Acts prohibited Indians from collecting or selling salt, so this was a large step towards Indian independance. Thousands of Indians walked with Gandhi up to 390 km, with resulted in the arrest of over 60,000 people, including Gandhi himself. -
Quit India Movement
The Quit India movement was launched by the Indian National Congress and was a response to Mahatma Gandhi's call for the immediate independence of India. Its aim was to get the British government to negotiate the independance of India through the act of resistance. Gandhi urged the people of India to act as an independent nation and not to follow the orders of the British. The British responded to this movement with mass detentions, making over 100,000 arrests throughout India.
